A MIGRANT who tried to get into the UK by walking the length of the channel tunnel is to be charged with a VICTORIAN era offence in an attempt to bring him to justice.

A man will appear in court after walking the length of the Channel Tunnel

Abdul Rahman Haroun, who is Sudanese and of no fixed address, is set to appear at Canterbury Crown Court later today.

The 40-year-old has been charged with causing an obstruction to an engine or carriage using the railway under the Malicious Damage Act 1861.

It has been reported that Mr Haroun climbed four fences while avoiding search teams and security cameras before walking nearly 40 miles in a desperate attempt to leave the migrant camp in Calais and enter Britain.

He was arrested on Tuesday April 4 near Folkestone, Kent.

If the prosecution is successful, Mr Haroun could face prosecution and would be highly unlikely to get asylum.